Half Marathon training going well 😍

[AliHC]

Today I decided to do my L O N G run in preparation for my HM at the end of March. And I'm shocked at how amazingly well I felt at the end of it! I planned a route that was just over 11 miles (18+km) from my final destination and then got my husband to drive me out into the Peak District and drop me off. From there I would run to the center of Sheffield to be picked up by my husband again 😍

I've done this 'being dropped off in the middle of nowhere' running quite a few times now and absolutely love it! The first time felt a bit strange (more for my husband) but he got used to it very quickly 🤔 but today was a little bit strange knowing that this is the furthest away from home he's ever left me 😳

The weather was howling a gale, it was snowing and a bit cold when I got out of the car, but the scenery is so beautiful that I just focused on that. I also kept looking at the incredibly high peaks of the Peak District and thanked my luck stars that I wasn't running up one of them! ✨😂

The first 4 miles of my run were very much up hill! The hills were my friends during my C25K journey 🤣 The other 7 miles of my run were relatively easier with just minor undulations 😊

So with my park run and my run today I am currently 5th on the leader board for our Team in the VitalityRunningWorldCup 😀🏆 (probably not for long though 😂)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and Happy Running everyone! xxx

[Mandaree Half Marathon]

Well done, especially with battling the elements and hills!

[AliHC Marathon in reply to Mandaree]

Thank you Mandaree 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations on completing your

L O N G run today and well done on being Number 5 on the Vitality World Running Cup Healthunlocked team list, lol I am down at number 49, dropping from 16th place yesterday, Team GB 🇬🇧 is third overall in the world list.

[AliHC Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you AlMorr ❤️

The run felt in the main quite easy!? But I did take it easy steady all the way! It took 2 hours 15 mins and I fast walked about half a mile through a busy shopping area 😊

I'm sure I won't be in 5th position for long! 🤣

Hope all is well with you? xxx

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to AliHC]

Yes thanks, its all well for me, I am not sure how the listing on the Vitality World Running Cup Healthunlocked team page will change after this Saturday, apparently it is round 1, so the total kilometers for all the teams will be taken into consideration, after this Saturday will runners have to run a certain distance or a certain time limit, i. e, sub 30 minutes 5Ks to keep in the competition, not sure about that.

[AliHC Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

As far as I'm aware the next round is pretty much the same as this one... Run 3k in under 30 minutes and all the other kilometres you run after that keep adding onto your total? I'm sure it will all become apparent soon 🤣

Good to hear you're well xx

[Granspeed]

👏🏼👍🎉 Sounds like a lovely run. And well done on being so far up the table. Very encouraging for those of us who can’t get our (in my case short) runs to register but still want the team to do well. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[AliHC Marathon]

Thank you Granspeed ❤️

Are your short runs 3k or more and within 30 minutes?

There is a form on the website to fill in and send a screenshot for evidence. Have you seen it? Xxx

This is the link

runningworldcup.com/runs-no...

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Well done on your long run - sounds as though the training is going well! 👍😀

[AliHC Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you Sandraj39 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Fantastic run, and really interesting way to do it by being dropped off!. You're so close to the HM distance now. I have a feeling that some of the people ahead of you are having their distance doubled due to tracking issues, so you may even be ahead of 5th position 😍

[AliHC Marathon]

Thank you linda9389 ❤️

The run felt really good with nothing else to report really 😂

I'm sure I won't be in 5th position for long though! 🤣

Hope your training is going well too? xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AliHC]

Just a couple of short runs in this final taper week before the race on Sunday. At this point all is as good as I could hope for it to be!

[AliHC Marathon in reply to linda9389]

That's good news linda9389 😊

How short are your short runs in the week before the race? xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AliHC]

I did 10k on Saturday, and have just a 6k and a 3k this week. I'll see how I feel, but that will probably do me. I definitely benefit from fresh legs for a race.

[AliHC Marathon in reply to linda9389]

linda9389 thank you so much for that! Really appreciate the info. Now I know what I'm aiming for over the next 3 weeks! 😊

Good luck for the weekend! 🍀xxx

[Jazzyrunner]

Wow Ali, you’re amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻